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    {
      "id": "learn_r7930_new_jersey_required_paperwork_and_licenses_new_jersey_7930_c1",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "New Jersey: state business registration",
      "summary": "NJ Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES) states all individuals or companies doing business in New Jersey must be registered (Form NJ-REG).",
      "body": "NJ Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES) states all individuals or companies doing business in New Jersey must be registered (Form NJ-REG).\n\nWhat NJ Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services actually says:\n\n“All individuals or companies doing business in New Jersey must be registered.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.nj.gov/treasury/revenue/gettingregistered.shtml",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "NJ Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services",
      "evidence_quote": "All individuals or companies doing business in New Jersey must be registered.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "7930-new-jersey-required-paperwork-and-licenses",
      "subject": "New Jersey",
      "topic": "state business registration",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "NJ",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-nj"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r7930_new_jersey_required_paperwork_and_licenses_new_jersey_7930_c2",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "New Jersey: LLC/corporation formation fee",
      "summary": "DORES states the Certificate of Formation/Authorization fee is $100 for for-profit entities, followed by Form NJ-REG.",
      "body": "DORES states the Certificate of Formation/Authorization fee is $100 for for-profit entities, followed by Form NJ-REG.\n\nWhat NJ Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services actually says:\n\n“The fee is $100 for all for-profit entities and Foreign Non-Profit corporations.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.nj.gov/treasury/revenue/gettingregistered.shtml",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "NJ Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services",
      "evidence_quote": "The fee is $100 for all for-profit entities and Foreign Non-Profit corporations.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "7930-new-jersey-required-paperwork-and-licenses",
      "subject": "New Jersey",
      "topic": "LLC/corporation formation fee",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "NJ",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-nj"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r7930_new_jersey_required_paperwork_and_licenses_new_jersey_7930_c3",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "New Jersey: DBA / trade name (sole proprietors)",
      "summary": "Trade name certificates for sole proprietors and general partnerships are filed with the county clerk (example: Gloucester County); LLCs and corporations file with the State.",
      "body": "Trade name certificates for sole proprietors and general partnerships are filed with the county clerk (example: Gloucester County); LLCs and corporations file with the State.\n\nWhat Gloucester County Clerk (NJ) actually says:\n\n“Trade Name Registration is limited to sole proprietorships or general partnerships.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://gloucestercountynj.gov/388/Trade-Names",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Gloucester County Clerk (NJ)",
      "evidence_quote": "Trade Name Registration is limited to sole proprietorships or general partnerships.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "7930-new-jersey-required-paperwork-and-licenses",
      "subject": "New Jersey",
      "topic": "DBA / trade name (sole proprietors)",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "NJ",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-nj"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r7930_new_jersey_required_paperwork_and_licenses_new_jersey_7930_c4",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "New Jersey: trade name fee",
      "summary": "Gloucester County Clerk charges a $50 fee to file a trade name.",
      "body": "Gloucester County Clerk charges a $50 fee to file a trade name.\n\nWhat Gloucester County Clerk (NJ) actually says:\n\n“Once all forms are completed, you must bring them to any of the County Clerk locations with a $50 fee.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://gloucestercountynj.gov/388/Trade-Names",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Gloucester County Clerk (NJ)",
      "evidence_quote": "Once all forms are completed, you must bring them to any of the County Clerk locations with a $50 fee.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "7930-new-jersey-required-paperwork-and-licenses",
      "subject": "New Jersey",
      "topic": "trade name fee",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "NJ",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-nj"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
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          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r7930_new_jersey_required_paperwork_and_licenses_new_jersey_7930_c5",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "New Jersey: sales tax on digital products",
      "summary": "NJ Division of Taxation states the 6.625% Sales Tax applies to specified digital products as well as tangible goods and certain services.",
      "body": "NJ Division of Taxation states the 6.625% Sales Tax applies to specified digital products as well as tangible goods and certain services.\n\nWhat NJ Division of Taxation actually says:\n\n“New Jersey assesses a 6.625% Sales Tax on sales of most tangible personal property, specified digital products, and certain services unless specifically exempt under New Jersey law.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://nj.gov/treasury/taxation/businesses/salestax/index.shtml",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "NJ Division of Taxation",
      "evidence_quote": "New Jersey assesses a 6.625% Sales Tax on sales of most tangible personal property, specified digital products, and certain services unless specifically exempt under New Jersey law.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "7930-new-jersey-required-paperwork-and-licenses",
      "subject": "New Jersey",
      "topic": "sales tax on digital products",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "NJ",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-nj"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    }
  ]
}